CTA member Alpine Travel is responding to the current crisis by launching a scheme to help those who are vulnerable and self-isolating in the North Wales coastal region.
The company says it aims to avoid compulsory lay-offs or short-time work so Alpine Travel and daughter company Jones Holidays has taken the bold step to maintain its payroll across the business for as long as is humanly possible.
From 20 March, Alpine Travel is introducing a scheme which not only helps the local community but also helps to keep employees engaged during this difficult period.
“Following the government advice for self-isolation and working from home, many people find themselves in difficulties with simple tasks such as grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions and other daily errands so Alpine is reaching out to the local community to offer a complimentary community transport service to enable vulnerable people in the local community to access shops to purchase vital supplies and run errands such as picking up prescriptions.”
Alpine has more than 100 employees, the majority of whom are drivers.
“Over the coming days, we expect to see an uptake in the offer of our services, and we will collectively face this Coronavirus challenge together,” says Chris Owens, managing director. “Having already made some tough decisions, I am confident that as the troubled times pass our business will go from strength to strength. We must remember that there are many in our local communities far worse off than we are. I hope in some small way that this offer of free services for the community will help.”
Alpine Travel is operating strict hygiene routines for all their drivers and vehicles, and all drivers are DBS cleared.
